Forget the unemployment rate or level of GNP, if you want one statistic that reflects the level of decline in our country you have to look no further than the percentage of out-of-wedlock births : As the issue of black unwed parenthood inches into public discourse, Carroll is . . . . Continue Reading »
Here is an incomplete list of some of the significant anniversaries taking place over the next several years.2011 — 400th anniversary of the King James Version Bible2012 — 450th anniversary of the completion of the Genevan Psalter2013 — 450th anniversary of the Heidelberg . . . . Continue Reading »
1. What may be the GREATEST issue in America’s leading journal of the philosophic dimension of political science is now out! 2. There’s a SYMPOSIUM on Bob Faulkner’s THE CASE FOR GREATNESS, featuring Don Maletz, Andrew Sabl, Mary Keys, Wayne Ambler, and Bob himself responding with . . . . Continue Reading »
As a member of the Wet Blanket movement , I’m obviously excited about the prospect of government gridlock resulting from divided government. Here are two other perpectives on why we should be enthusiastic about Congressional inactivity. First, Ilya Somin: [D]ivided government tends to . . . . Continue Reading »
Today in “On the Square,” I offer a reflection on the bright cheerful promise of “death with dignity” and what true dignity entails, and requires. Death Dignified by Christ is a meditation, of sorts, for the octave (the eighth day after) the Feast of All Saints. . . . . Continue Reading »
OK, OK, I overstated my case with words like “irrefutable” when I commented on Richard Stith’s very interesting insights into the opportunity provided by the federalization of health insurance policy in America. Obviously, the question of the wisdom of federalizing health . . . . Continue Reading »
So, a UN panel on funding anti global warming initiatives—which included George Soros—wants to tax us into submission and make businesses pay to produce carbon dioxide. From the story:A tax on foreign exchange transactions, and levies on aviation and shipping are among measures . . . . Continue Reading »
The recent election was, in the view of many, a popular mandate to reverse course on Obamacare and thwart it from centralizing American health care. A full repeal should be passed in the House ASAP. But it will be stopped cold in the Senate. But that’s okay, as that will increase unpopularity . . . . Continue Reading »
1. You really do need to be checking out NO LEFT TURNS now and again to keep up with the astute insight of Pete Spillakos . He explains—riffing off an article by Beran—that Obama is no Bill Clinton. He’s both better and worse: He’s positioned to be able to protect the . . . . Continue Reading »
Home Run for Hispanic Humanist reviews the work of Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa as “that rare specimen who is both an academic and a man of action, an artist and an activist, a complex, passionate personality and a hard-headed politician. In the dark days of tyranny, he stood for . . . . Continue Reading »
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